The Democratic Alliance’s sudden applause for the draft Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs) in broadband rollout is not a breakthrough. It is a betrayal — one more calculated pivot in their relentless campaign to hijack transformation while defending the economic status quo that keeps Black South Africans excluded. Let’s not be fooled by the DA’s… Continue reading Starlink, Equity and the DA’s Colonial Tech Agenda: The Real Fight for Economic Justice
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Defending Equitable Transformation: Why the DA’s Attack on Employment Equity Misses the Mark
When Helen Zille claims that South Africa’s Employment Equity (EE) Amendments amount to “unfair discrimination,” is she misreading the Constitution, or deliberately distorting it? The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) legal challenge against the EE Amendment Act relies on flawed logic, ignores binding precedent, and risks undermining one of the few effective tools for dismantling apartheid’s economic… Continue reading Defending Equitable Transformation: Why the DA’s Attack on Employment Equity Misses the Mark
DA Finally Succeeds as Criminal Cases are Lodged over uThukela Water Infrastructure Theft
The Uthukela District Municipality has finally opened theft cases with the police after critical water pumps were allegedly stolen from water stations servicing several townships and villages. The charges follow sustained pressure from the Democratic Alliance (DA) over the municipality’s continuous failure to find and arrest the thieves responsible for the disruptions and prolonged water… Continue reading DA Finally Succeeds as Criminal Cases are Lodged over uThukela Water Infrastructure Theft
Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality taken to task over R12 Million Duplicate Payment to Security Company
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Maluti-A-Phofung municipality in the Free State province is demanding answers after it emerged that the troubled municipality has made duplicate payments to a newly appointed security company. As a result, Sizowakha Security Services has scored an additional R12 million from the municipality. According to a bank statement separately obtained… Continue reading Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality taken to task over R12 Million Duplicate Payment to Security Company
Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson and Deputy Sihle Zikalala Wrestle Over Expropriation Act
The expropriation bill, which President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law on Thursday, has pitted the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), Dean Macpherson, against his deputy, Sihle Zikalala. This was after the two expressed contradictory views on X (Twitter) today, 24 January 2025, with Mcpherson dismissing Zikalala’s eagerness to implement the expropriation law as… Continue reading Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson and Deputy Sihle Zikalala Wrestle Over Expropriation Act
Mashaba: ‘GNU Is A Partnership Between Criminal ANC and Dishonest DA’
ACTIONSA President Herman Mashaba has denounced President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Government of National Unity (GNU), saying his party would never join it because it would mean working with a “criminal ANC”, and a “dishonest and arrogant” Democratic Alliance (DA) which pays lip service to the fight against corruption. The former Joburg mayor said the DA joined… Continue reading Mashaba: ‘GNU Is A Partnership Between Criminal ANC and Dishonest DA’
Bid for Control of the Powerful Intergalactic PIC: GNUeering Exposes A Growing Gap Between People And Power
Following the ANC’s underwhelming election performance, South Africa is currently embroiled in a gruesome process of coalition-building. Although this is not necessarily a new problem as it is often portrayed, there was ample time to develop rules and guidelines seeing huge problems the coalition created at the local government level. However, the primary concern now… Continue reading Bid for Control of the Powerful Intergalactic PIC: GNUeering Exposes A Growing Gap Between People And Power
Ramaphosa Finally Unveils His Coalition Cabinet, Gives DA Six Ministries
After a two-week delay marred by frosty talks between his governing ANC and opposition parties, President Cyril Ramaphosa finally unveiled his grand coalition cabinet, allocating several cabinet posts to the Democratic Alliance (DA) and eight other opposition parties. In a televised address to the nation, Ramaphosa appointed six DA ministers, including party leader John Steenhuisen,… Continue reading Ramaphosa Finally Unveils His Coalition Cabinet, Gives DA Six Ministries
‘The People Have Spoken’, Says Newly Inaugurated Ramaphosa
African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has been inaugurated as head of the Republic of South Africa, which enables him to officially kick-off his second term at the helm of the nation. Ramaphosa took his oath of office at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Gauteng, witnessed by South Africans from all walks of life,… Continue reading ‘The People Have Spoken’, Says Newly Inaugurated Ramaphosa
GNU’s Are Usually Born Out of Crises: But Newcastle In Natal Is Not Newcastle The UK
In public discourse, there is a tendency to incorrectly equate fundamentally dissimilar entities in nature and purpose. The governments of national unity (GNU) established in 1910, the 1990s and 2024 only share a name but are vastly different in context and outcome. Some commentators’ insistence on justifying this ‘sameness’ is intellectually dishonest and misleading. It… Continue reading GNU’s Are Usually Born Out of Crises: But Newcastle In Natal Is Not Newcastle The UK